Sale 9436
London, King Street-South Kensington Offsite sale
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18 July 2002
Price realised
GBP 1,912
Estimate
A SCOTTISH BASKET-HILTED BROADSWORD Second quarter of the 18th Century With tapering blade (pitted, edges nicked) with two broad fullers at the forte with faint inscriptions 'No Me Saques Sin Rason/No Me Embaines Sin Honor', iron guard of bars of rectangular section involving incised fretted panels pierced with circles and stylised hearts, fluted pommel stamped with a capital 'A', and spirally fluted shagreen-covered grip 32in. (80.3cm.) blade
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